- Date
- April 16, 1980
- Place
- Foley, AL · FOLEY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7422JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800416011709A
- Case key
- 130769
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0932 80/4/16 FOLEY,AL PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 68, 350 TIME - 1105 N7422J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL DESTIN,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: POWER INDICATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- MISTOOK RPM GAUGE MALF FOR ENG OVR-SPEED.WHILE ATMTG TO KEEP RPM WI LMTS,AIRSPEED DROPPED ON FINAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7422J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Foley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.